Katsuren Castle

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archaeological site castle ruin gusuku tourist attraction

Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”

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Label Occurrences
Katsuren Castle canonical 6
Katsuren Castle ruins 2
Katsuren Castle Ruins Guidance Center 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
castle ruin ⓘ
gusuku ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Ryukyuan gusuku architecture ⓘ
associatedEvent Amawari rebellion against Shuri ⓘ
associatedWith Amawari ⓘ
builtInPeriod 14th century ⓘ
controlledTradeWith China ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
destroyedIn 16th century conflicts ⓘ
elevation approximately 98 meters above sea level ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod 15th century ⓘ
function fortress ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ
residence of local lord ⓘ
hasNearbyMuseum Katsuren Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Katsuren Castle Ruins Guidance Center
hasPart Katsuren Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Katsuren Castle ruins visitor center

baileys ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
foundations of buildings ⓘ
gate ruins ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ
hasViewOf Uruma cityscape ⓘ
surrounding coastal plains ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criterion (ii) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (iii) ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO cultural criterion (iii)

UNESCO cultural criterion (vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalRegion Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
locatedIn East China Sea ⓘ
surface form: East China Sea region

Okinawa Island ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Uruma ⓘ
former Katsuren Magiri ⓘ
locatedNear Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedOn hilltop ⓘ
managementBy Okinawa Prefectural Government ⓘ
surface form: Okinawa Prefectural authorities

Uruma City ⓘ
materialUsed Ryukyuan limestone ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
wood (for original buildings) ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Kin Bay ⓘ
Pacific coastline of Okinawa Island ⓘ
partOf Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the major gusuku of Okinawa ⓘ
tourismActivity cultural heritage education ⓘ
historical sightseeing ⓘ
panoramic viewing ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000 ⓘ
usedUntil 16th century ⓘ
wasSeatOf Lord Amawari of Katsuren ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Okinawa Prefecture → hasWorldHeritageComponent → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
Katsuren Castle → hasPart → Katsuren Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Katsuren Castle ruins visitor center
Katsuren Castle → hasNearbyMuseum → Katsuren Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Katsuren Castle Ruins Guidance Center
Uruma → hasHistoricSite → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
Uruma → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageComponent → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
Katsuren → hasHeritageSite → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
Katsuren → hasNotablePlace → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
Katsuren → hasCulturalProperty → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
Katsuren → hasNotableStructure → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Katsuren Castle ruins
Katsuren → hasTourismAttraction → Katsuren Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Katsuren Castle ruins